Frontline Education SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) | Login using Joomla into Frontline Education SSO
Frontline Education SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) | Login using Joomla into Frontline Education SSO
Frontline Education
Single Sign-On SSO into Frontline Education using Joomla IdP, Login into Frontline Education using Joomla, by configuring Frontline Education as SP and Joomla as SAML IDP. Here we will go through a step-by-step guide to configure SSO between Frontline Education as Service Provider (SP) and Joomla as an Identity Provider (IDP).
If your users are stored in the Joomla database and if you want to login to your Frontline site/applications by using Joomla's user's credentials then you can use this setup guide to configure it.
Pre-requisites : Download And Installation
- You may install the plugin by following these steps.
Steps for Integration of Joomla Single Sign-On (SSO) with Frontline Education as Service Provider
1. Configure Frontline Education as the Service Provider (SP)
- Log into the Frontline Education account as a System Admin.
- Navigate to System > Account & Services > Single Sign-on.
- Once you have clicked the button, you will be brought to the Single Sign-On Settings page.
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Now Enter the required fields Name, Subdomain, Trust Identity URL, Login URL,
Logout URL, Certificate. - Navigate to your profile,then select My Profile.
- Switch on the Use single sign-on option, then click Save.
| Name | Frontline Education |
| Subdomain | Enter a sub domain name of your choice, such as your company name, with no spaces. Note: This will generate Single Sign-on URL and Metadata URL on the right side of the screen |
| Trust Identity URL |
Provide the IDP-EntityID / Issuer URL from Identity Provider tab of the Joomla miniOrange SAML 2.0 IDP Plugin |
| Login URL | Provide the SAML Login URL from Identity Provider tab of the Joomla miniOrange SAML 2.0 IDP Plugin |
| Logout URL | Provide the SAML Logout URL from Identity Provider tab of the Joomla miniOrange SAML 2.0 IDP Plugin (Premium) |
| Certificate | Download the Certificate from Identity Provider tab of the Joomla miniOrange SAML 2.0 IDP Plugin |
Note: If you toggle the Disable email login option, you will not be able to sign-in through your regular log-in page.
2: Configuring Joomla as Identity Provider (IDP)
- Download SAML 2.0 IdP for Joomla from Here.
- Login to the administrator section of your Joomla 4 website :–
- From the dashboard of Joomla 4 site. Click on System to install the plugin
- Under System Install Extentions .
- Drag and drop your miniorange-joomla-saml-idp.zip file in the area indicated in the image below or browse and select the file to install the plugin.
- Now go to Components miniOrange Joomla IDP Service Provider
- Under Service Provider tab and fill in the Service Provider Name, SP Entity ID or Issuer, ACS URL and NameID Format. You will get these details from the Service Provider that you are using. Fill in the other fields according to your requirements. Click on Save.
- Click on NameID Attribute tab. Select the NameID Attribute and then click on Save Button.
Enter the following values:
| Service Provider Name | Choose appropriate name according to your choice . |
| SP Entity ID or Issuer | Service Provider Entity ID . |
| ACS URL | SP Assertion Consumer Service URL . |
| X.509 Certificate (optional) [For Signed Request] | Paste certificate value you copied from the Metadata file . |
| NameID Format | Select urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:emailAddress. |
| Assertion Signed | Checked. |
Miniorange Joomla SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) supports multiple known SPs like Panopto, Lucid charts, Agylia LMS, Moodle, Inkling SP, Zendesk, Tableau, Owncloud, miniOrange Wordpress SAML SP, Drupal SAML SP, Workplace by Facebook, Salesforce, Zoho, Klipfolio and many more.
You have successfully completed your miniOrange SAML 2.0 IDP configurations. Still, if you are facing any difficulty please mail us on joomlasupport@xecurify.com .
Additional Resources.
- What is Single Sign-On (SSO)
- What is SAML?
- Additional SAML IDP guides
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Free Trial:
If you would like to test out the plugin to ensure your business use case is fulfilled, we do provide a 7-day trial for premium version. Please drop us an email at joomlasupport@xecurify.com requesting a trial. You can create an account with us using this link.24*7 Active Support
If you face any issues or if you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us at joomlasupport@xecurify.com In case you want some additional features to be included in the plugin, please get in touch with us, and we can get that custom-made for you. Also, If you want, we can also schedule an online meeting to help you Setup the Joomla SAML IDP Single Sign-On plugin.
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